The Rant: I want Armstrong's confession of ego, not guilt

I’m not going to use this space to talk about Lance Armstrong finally admitting he doped. To be frank, just because he’s getting around to admitting steroids doesn’t mean we haven’t moved on. I have, at least.

What I want to hear from that Oprah interview — and no offense to Lady O, but way to keep backing down from real competition, Lance — is why Armstrong felt it necessary to diminish, lie about and tarnish the reputations of anyone and everyone who, as we now know, was being honest about his drug usage.

It’s one thing to deny being a cheater. That’s a basic instinct. It’s what children do. But the arrogance in doing so is as impressive of any of his Tour de France wins, and he cannot claim remorse without acknowledging his super-ego was so out of whack it distorted reality. Owning his transgressions can’t stop at the end of a steroid needle.